Neck-yoke end.



I. L. DRAUGKER. NECK YOKE END.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1908.

914,558. Patented Mar. 9, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC L. DRAUOKER, OF LIBERTY, NEBRASKA.

NECK-YOICE END.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Isaac L. DRAUOKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Liberty, in the county of Gage and State of Nebraska, haveinvented a new and useful Neck- Yoke End, of which the following is aspeciiication.

This invention has relation to neck yoke ends and it consists in thenovel construction and arrangement of its parts, as hereinafter shownand described.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterindicated which consists primarily of a clamping member adapted to beapplied to the end portion of a neck yoke, and which is provided withtangs adapted to be sunk into the material of which the yoke iscomposed, for the purpose of preventing lateral relative movement of thesaid clamp upon the yoke. The said clamp is in the form of aninterrupted cylin der, having end portions spaced apart and a bolt isprovided for drawing the said end portions of the clamp together. Aframe is pivotally mounted upon the said clamp, and is provided withside flanges and end loops and is adapted to receive the pole strap ofthe harness.

The parts of the neck yoke end are preferably made of meta-l and possesssuflicient resiliency to enable the end to be readily applied to neckyokes of different diameters, and without requiring the yoke to beweakened by transverse perforations or surface incisions. The upper,portion of the frame completely covers the upper side of the clamp andprojects beyond the front and rear portions of the same, while the underside of the frame terminates short of the ends of the clamp, andconsequently sufficient space is provided for tightening the nut whichis screw-threaded upon the clamp ing bolt.

Figure 1' is a top plan view of the neck yoke end applied, and Fig. 2 isa transverse sectional view of the same.

The neck yoke end consists of the substantially circular or cylindricalclamp 1, which is preferably made of a strip of comparatively resilientmetal and is provided with the substantially parallel spaced ends 2. Themetal of which the said clamp is composed is provided at intervals alongits edges with the tangs 8, which are adapted to be bent down and forcedinto the material of which the neck yoke is composed.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 25, 1908.

Patented March 9, 1909.

Serial No. 445,303.

The clamping bolt 4L, passes transversely through the parallel end 2, ofthe clamp 1, and the nut 5, is screw-threaded upon one end portion ofthe said bolt 4:. The frame (3, is preferably made of a strip of sheetmetal and is pivoted to the upper and lower sides of the clamp 1, as at7. The said frame 6, is provided at its edges with the flanges 8, and atits ends with the loops 9. The neck yoke strap (not shown) is adapted topass through the loops 9, and lie against the outer side of the frame 6,and between the flanges 8, thereof.

From the above description, it is obvious that the neck yoke end asabove described, may be applied to yokes of different diameter, and thatin the application of the device it is not necessary to perforate theneck yoke or unnecessarily weaken the same by cutting incisions in thesurface thereof. It is also obvious that by reason of the fact that theclamp 1 is pivotally connected with the frame 6, that the said clamp mayoscillate with the neck yoke with relation to the frame 6, which forms asupport for the neck yoke strap. It will also be seen that the upper endportion of the frame 6 projects beyond the ends 2 of the clamp 1, and,consequently, the neck yoke strap cannot come in contact with the endsof the clamp or the head of the bolt a. It will also be seen that thelower end portion of the frame 6 terminates short of the end 2, of theclamp 1, and consequently sufficient space is provided in order thataccess may be had to the nut 5, for the purpose of loosening ortightening the clamp bolt 4, as desired.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent is A neck yoke end comprising a clamp formed ofresilient material and having spaced ends, a bolt passing transverselythrough the said ends and adapted to draw the same together, and a strapframe pivot- ISAAC L. DRAUCKER. Vitnesses W. J. HOWARD, F. R. BELUILLE.

